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Head of Danish fact finding mission stands by Eritrea report

The head of a Danish fact finding mission to Eritrea defends the division’s findings and stands by the immigration report released last year. The report sparked controversy accross Denmark and was heavily criticized by human rights groups and the Danish Immigration Service itself. The report had also

The head of a Danish fact finding mission to Eritrea defends the division’s findings and stands by the immigration report released last year.

The report sparked controversy accross Denmark and was heavily criticized by human rights groups and the Danish Immigration Service itself.

The report had also been subject to a probe by an  Parliamentary Ombudsman after a request from the Danish Ministry of Justice.

Jakob Dam Glynstrup – the head of the fact finding mission – told Danish media that he still stands by the report.

Glynstrup will address the media on the Danish DR2 television channel for the first time tonight in a lengthy interview titled, “DR2 Investigates: Eritrea – the failed mission”.

“I think it’s a good report. It’s a report that provides important new information on Eritrea … that gives a balanced picture of the situation.”, Glynstrup said.

However, two officials who were part of his team in Eritrea in October last year criticized the way information was gathered and expressed their dissatisfaction with the findings.

The mission published its controversial report, which concluded that refugees from Eritrea are not necessarily entitled to protection in Denmark.

“He was fixated on a particular conclusion in this report. I have absolutely no doubt about that,” one of the Officials said as reported by DR2. “It was obvious from the moment that Jakob landed that his focus was on whether we could reach a conclusion in support of rejecting asylum.”

“I can categorically reject that,” Glynstrup responded to the allegations in tonight’s DR2 documentary. “We were there to obtain current, satisfactory information so that we could make the best and correct decisions in asylum cases. That was the purpose of the trip, and that was what we focused on.”

The two officials are still on sick leave due to disagreements over the report within the Immigration Service.

Source:Caperi

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  • ezmaya March 6, 2015

    The purpose of the mission and the conclusion of the report is to deny protection for asylum seekers in Europe. Only bogus reports with hidden agenda will deny the suffering of the Eritrean people under a brutal junta and the cause of mass migration. Shame on you – Jakob Dam Glynstrup for your disingenuous report.
    E. Maya

  • HYPE AND CHANGE March 6, 2015

    If there are no jobs in Greece,Malta & Italy, how is only saving your life going to help Eritreans. It is better to save your life with US & Canadian Dollars & British pounds. That should not be mistaken with economic refugees..these are not economic refugees ,but ,economic betterment refugees, I think the Danish are splitting hair ,unlike me.

  • tamrat tamrat March 6, 2015

    A hypothetical question for assennians: Think of yourself as a danish. Give protection for eitreans . And at last you fond out that the eritreans who have got protection made two groups, one who supports idaias and the other one isaias. If the isaias group is the majority, what would be your conclusion about eri protection?

    • tamrat tamrat March 6, 2015

      And the other one who opposes isaias

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